Written 4 days ago by Newsroom

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A Westmeath man who killed his former partner is believed to have told fellow inmates “it was either her or me”.

Danny Keena of Empor, Ballynacargy was jailed for life last week for murdering Brigid Maguire at her home on Main Street, Ballynacargy in 2015.

The 55-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter.

Irish Daily Star News Reporter Paul Healy has been speaking to a source in Castlerea Prison: